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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Greene wastes no time on advocacy

District Attorney Rob Greene is wasting little time starting his advocacy work. Greene’s lawsuit against the federal government has no bearing on his ability to prosecute drug cases in Warren County. Greene long ago stopped prosecuting minor marijuana possession cases, choosing instead to ...

Editor’s corner: Care facilities facing bleak diagnosis for future

FREDONIA, N.Y. — Less than 48 hours into the new year of 2023, the village and a portion of northern Chautauqua County were stunned by the announcement of the closing of the WCA Home at 134 Temple St. by the end of March. What had seemed to be a stable and compassionate center of care for ...

Our opinion: Good, bad on state of energy

The good news — and it is positive — is that production of domestic oil has increased by about 1.6 million barrels a day in the past three years. Increases in oil and natural gas production allow the U.S. to provide affordable energy to families and businesses and reduce the potential ...

Our opinion: Sheffield’s rebound attempt

Warren County School District officials are being asked to return a girls basketball team to the court next season. We’d be skeptical if the effort was being led by parents. It’s a different matter that the effort is being led by students. Emily Davidson, one of the girls who wants to ...

Our opinion: How long for Worx investment?

We remain unconvinced that Warren Worx is really necessary. But the first question that city and county officials should have answered before making any commitments to the initiative is this --- how long are city and county taxpayer dollars expected for Warren Worx? The decision to fund ...

Our opinion: An extraordinary first day on job

It takes a special person to make the split-second decision to put themselves in harm’s way in order to save another person. On his first day, Warren police officer Shane Russell saw the driver of a box truck start creeping through a red light. The rookie officer pulled the driver out of ...